Job Description

Position Title: Communications Manager

Reportsto:CEO

Summary

Senior position Tto manage the SWIFT brand and to develop and execute an overall communications strategy. To manage the SWIFT social media and website. Lead all communications activity for SWIFT including corporate communications/media relations, sponsorships and events, community activities and First Nation engagement.

Responsibilities

Communications

  • Write promotional materials, website content, articles, publications and other communication materials asrequired.
  • Coordinate and maintain website and social mediaplatforms
  • Develop and coordinate social mediastrategy
  • Craft key messages for specific groups, initiatives orprojects
  • Develop newsletters, press releases and factsheets
  • Organize new and innovative ways to communicate and engagestakeholders
  • Promote ongoing communityevents

First Nations Engagement

  • Work with Stakeholder Relations Manager to lead the engagement withFirst Nations forSWIFT
  • Maintain records of First Nation contacts for reporting tofunder

Other

  • Responsible, as an employee, for occupational health andsafety.
  • Maintain knowledge and skill at a high level with training and development through courses, workshops and selectedreading.
  • Other duties asassigned.

Working Conditions

Normal working hours are a 37.5 hour week with overtime required from time to time to deal with emergencies, deadlines, special events and peak periods. Required to maintain a professional public image of SWIFT to governments, other outside

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organizations, and the public.

Works in a high profile public office with the requirement to juggle priorities, deal with frequent interruptions and changing demands during the course of a working day while maintaining a pleasant, professional and positive demeanour. Required to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion due to the sensitive nature of financial, administrative, personnel, and policy matters.

Some travelling throughout southwestern Ontario is required for performing the work.

Contacts

Internal Working Relationships

Internal contacts include the Executive Director, Board Members and other staff and consultants.

External Working Relationships

External contacts include municipal governments, municipal agencies, provincial ministries, telecom providers, various stakeholders, the general public and the media.

Knowledge and Skill

  • Post-secondary education in Communications, public relations, journalism, graphic design from a recognized institution or and minimum three years of non-profit related workexperience.
  • Demonstrated experience in publicrelations
  • Experience in WordPress publications (or similar), Facebook, Twitter, and social mediaplatforms
  • Experience with MailChimp or similarplatform
  • Excellent written and oralskills
  • Interest in working in Non-profitenvironment
  • Must be a team player and an ability to workindependently
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including presentationskills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and with themedia.
  • Excellent organization, attention to detail and coordination skills; ability towork calmly under the stress of conflicting deadlines andassignments.
  • Demonstrated experience in projectmanagement.
  • Ability to work independently with minimalsupervision.
  • Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft products (office365)
  • Proficient user of programs such as Adobe and CreativeSuite.
  • Valid Driver’slicense.

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